Mark 15:10 Meaning and Explanation
“For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Pilate perceives that the chief priests have handed Jesus over not for justice but for envy.
What Does Mark 15:10 Mean?
Mark lets us inside the governor's judgment: the charges are a screen. Pilate, practiced in reading men, recognizes the real motive of the priests, envy of Jesus' authority, his following, and his hold on the people's hearts.
Envy is the quiet engine of the passion story. It cannot bear another's goodness and would rather destroy what it cannot be. Office and learning did not protect the priests from it, which is a standing warning for every religious heart. Yet even envy cannot derail the purpose of God: what malice delivers up, heaven receives as an offering for the world. The cross is built by human jealousy and carried by divine love.
Mark 15:10 in the Original Language
phthonos (φθόνος), 'envy' -- resentment that begrudges another person their standing.
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What does Mark 15:10 mean?
Pilate perceives that the chief priests have handed Jesus over not for justice but for envy.